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CHAPTER 147: The Second Heartbeat

作者: Timothy
last update 公開日: 2026-10-06 23:18:13

Lyra's hand was still pressed against Cael's chest when she realized the rhythm beneath her palm was wrong.

His heart was beating.

She could feel it clearly, fast and uneven from the strain running through his body.

But beneath that familiar rhythm was another.

Slower.

Deeper.

It came from somewhere beneath his ribs, almost buried beneath the first heartbeat. Lyra held her breath and pressed her palm more firmly against him, trying to convince herself that the strange vibration was only an echo
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